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Missouri vs Germany Geography
Land area: Missouri has a land area of 68,746 square miles (178,052 km²), while Germany has 134,623 square miles (348,672 km²). Germany's land area is 2.0 times (96%) larger than Missouri's.
Total area: Missouri: 69,707 square miles (180,540 km²) vs Germany: 138,069 square miles (357,596 km²), including inland and coastal water. Germany's total area is 2.0 times (98%) larger than Missouri's.
Length: Missouri is 328 miles (529 km) long from north to south; Germany is 531 miles (854 km). Germany's north-south length is 1.6 times (62%) longer than Missouri's.
Width: Missouri spans 437 miles (703 km) east to west; Germany spans 397 miles (639 km). Missouri's east-west width is 1.1 times (10%) wider than Germany's.
Highest point: Missouri's highest point is Taum Sauk Mountain at 1,771 feet (540 m); Germany's is Zugspitze at 9,718 feet (2,962 m). Zugspitze is 7,947 feet higher than Taum Sauk Mountain.
Lowest point: Missouri's lowest point is St. Francis River at 230 feet; Germany's is Neuendorf-Sachsenbande at -13 feet. Germany's lowest point is 243 feet lower.
Missouri vs Germany Population and History
Population: Missouri has a population of 6,245,466 (2024), while Germany has 83,467,117 (2025). Germany's population is 13.4 times larger than Missouri's.
Population density: Missouri: 90.8 people per square mile vs Germany: 620.0. Germany's population density is 6.8 times (583%) higher than Missouri's.
Biggest city: Missouri's biggest city is Kansas City with 516,032 people; Germany's is Berlin with 3,878,100. Berlin's population is 7.5 times (652%) larger than Kansas City's.
Largest metro area: Missouri's largest metropolitan area is St. Louis, MO-IL metro area (2,811,927 people) vs Germany's Berlin metropolitan region (6,200,000). Berlin metropolitan region's population is 2.2 times (120%) larger than St. Louis, MO-IL metro area's.
History: Missouri: Admitted to the Union on August 10, 1821, as the 24th state. Germany: Unified on January 18, 1871; the current Federal Republic dates from 1949, reunified in 1990. In its current form, Missouri is the older of the two by 50 years.
Missouri vs Germany Economy
GDP: Missouri's GDP is $448.7 billion (2024) vs Germany's $5,050.9 billion. Germany's economic output is 11.3 times larger than Missouri's.
GDP per capita: Missouri: $71,846 per person vs Germany: $60,496. Missouri's GDP per capita is 1.2 times (19%) higher than Germany's.
Average income: Missouri: $64,920 vs Germany: $60,200 average income per person (per capita personal income). Missouri's average income is 1.1 times (8%) higher than Germany's.
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Area, elevation and boundary figures come from official national statistics and US Census Bureau and Natural Earth boundary data; US state population, economic, county and tax figures come from the US Census Bureau, the Bureau of Economic Analysis and the Tax Foundation. Figures are rounded and for general reference.